Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

Friends and congressional staff line up to bid farewell to U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) as he lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Friends and congressional staff line up to bid farewell to U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) as he lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) hugs Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (3rd R) as Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) looks on as Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) hugs Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (3rd R) as Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) looks on as Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (C) listens to Vice President Joseph Biden (L) as Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) looks on as Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral tomorrow for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history, who died at the age of 88 on December 17 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where he had been hospitalized since early December. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (C) listens to Vice President Joseph Biden (L) as Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) looks on as Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral tomorrow for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history, who died at the age of 88 on December 17 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where he had been hospitalized since early December. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (2nd R) listens to Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (R) as Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (2nd L) and Vice President Joseph Biden look on as Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral tomorrow for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history, who died at the age of 88 on December 17 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where he had been hospitalized since early December. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (2nd R) listens to Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (R) as Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (2nd L) and Vice President Joseph Biden look on as Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral tomorrow for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history, who died at the age of 88 on December 17 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where he had been hospitalized since early December. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (C) greets House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (R) and other congressional members as he wait in-line to bid farewell to Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) who lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (C) greets House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (R) and other congressional members as he wait in-line to bid farewell to Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) who lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

A family member wipes her tears as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks as Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

A family member wipes her tears as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks as Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

Vice President Joseph Biden speaks as Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Vice President Joseph Biden speaks as Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

Friends and congressional staff line up to bid farewell to U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) as he lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Friends and congressional staff line up to bid farewell to U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) as he lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

Vice President Joseph Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (2nd L) put their hands atop their hearts as the flag draped casket of Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) arrives at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol for a lying in state during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Vice President Joseph Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (2nd L) put their hands atop their hearts as the flag draped casket of Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) arrives at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol for a lying in state during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) hugs Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (3rd R) as Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) looks on as Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) hugs Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (3rd R) as Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) looks on as Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

Clockwise from left, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), former Sen. John Sununu (R-NH), Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Senator and President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Leahy’s wife Marcelle Pomerleau, Sen. Kay Hagen (D-NC), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) wait in-line to bid farewell to U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) as he lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Clockwise from left, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), former Sen. John Sununu (R-NH), Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Senator and President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Leahy’s wife Marcelle Pomerleau, Sen. Kay Hagen (D-NC), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) wait in-line to bid farewell to U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) as he lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

Irene Hirano Inouye, wife of the late Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), leaves at the end of the service at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Irene Hirano Inouye, wife of the late Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), leaves at the end of the service at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

Vice President Joseph Biden places a wreath in front of the flag draped casket of Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Vice President Joseph Biden places a wreath in front of the flag draped casket of Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Body Of Late Sen. Daniel Inouye Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Alex Wong

The flag is draped over the casket of U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol where he will lie in state December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

The flag is draped over the casket of U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol where he will lie in state December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

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Friends and congressional staff line up to bid farewell to U.S.... News PhotoBid,Capitol Building - Washington DC,Capitol Hill,Congress,Daniel K. Inouye,Dome,Friendship,Government,Horizontal,In A Row,Occupation,Politics,Separation,USA,Washington DCPhotographer Alex WongCollection: Getty Images News 2012 Getty ImagesWASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 20: Friends and congressional staff line up to bid farewell to U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) as he lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during a service December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)